CVE-2023-52161: The Access Point functionality in eapol_auth_key_handle in eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) before 2.14 allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to a…

PriorityP346high7.5CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAN

EPSS

1.10%

62.5th percentile

The Access Point functionality in eapol_auth_key_handle in eapol.c in iNet wireless daemon (IWD) before 2.14 allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to a protected Wi-Fi network. An attacker can complete the EAPOL handshake by skipping Msg2/4 and instead sending Msg4/4 with an all-zero key.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	iwd	< iwd 2.3-1+deb12u1 (bookworm)	iwd 2.3-1+deb12u1 (bookworm)
intel	inet_wireless_daemon	< 2.14	2.14

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

osv7.5HIGH

vendor_debian7.5HIGH

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